Those familiar with veterans benefits for aid and attendance often think of them as a means to pay for care at home or in an assisted living facility. But did you know aid and attendance benefits can provide extra income for the spouse of someone on Medicaid (at least...

In a Pennsylvania will contest alleging undue influence (the most common type of will contest), the party challenging the will must show that the deceased suffered from weakened intellect around the time of the alleged undue influence. (Other states require a similar...

Readers of our blog know of the power of an asset protection trust in protecting the elderly’s assets from nursing home spend-down, scams, undue influence, creditors, and various other hazards people encounter in their senior years. This post addresses the question of...

$110,383. That is the average cost of one year of nursing care in Pennsylvania.[i] What will those costs do to a senior’s life savings in three years? Five years? How will your spouse survive financially? These are the questions that bring many of our clients to the...

If you were cheated out of your inheritance because your sister convinced Dad to change his will, leaving everything to her, you probably know you can contest Dad’s will after he dies. But what if your sister convinces Dad to change all the beneficiary designations on...

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About Andrew Sykes

The founder of Sykes Elder Law, Andrew Sykes is recognized as a leading elder law authority in Western Pennsylvania. Mr. Sykes is the past chair of the Elder Law Committee of the Allegheny County Bar Association.